What color is #2F312E?

#2F312E is a dark gray, closest to the named color Oil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2F312E?

The RGB value is 47, 49, 46: 47 red, 49 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F312E?

The complementary color is #302E31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F312E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F312E color

#2F312E rgb(47, 49, 46)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2F312E is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 19.2% green and 18% blue (47, 49, 46).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 3% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Oil (#313330), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.13:1).

#2F312E color codes

HEX	`#2F312E`
RGB	`rgb(47, 49, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 19.2%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 3%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 6%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 6%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.04, -1.58, 1.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.04, 2.26, 134.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.764, 2.998, 3.017)`
Decimal	`3092782`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F312E, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #2F312E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2F312E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #2F312E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f312e; }
.text { color: #2f312e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f312e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 49 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f312e, #2e312f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #2F312E?: #2F312E is a dark gray, closest to the named color Oil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2F312E?: The RGB value is 47, 49, 46: 47 red, 49 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F312E?: The complementary color is #302E31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F312E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.